Croton glandulosus var. pubentissimus

Croizat

J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 188. 1945.

Endemic
Synonyms: Croton glandulosus var. hirsutus Shinners
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 216. Mentioned on page 215.

Plants 1–2 dm. Stems densely stellate-hairy, hairs spreading, radii unequal, central radius prominent. Leaves: petiole apical glands sessile, wavy-wrinkled when dry, 05–0.8 mm diam.; blade 2–7 × 0.7–3 cm, length mostly more than 2 times width, membranous, marginal teeth pointed, both surfaces densely stellate-villous; base obscurely 3-veined.


Phenology: Flowering May–Nov.
Habitat: Beaches, sand dunes, roadsides.
Elevation: 0–50 m.

Discussion

Variety pubentissimus grows primarily in the Texas Gulf Coast counties of Aransas, Brazoria, Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, and San Patricio, but a few collections are known from inland Colorado and Victoria counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"connate" is not a number. "distinct" is not a number.

stellate-hairy +  and glabrous +
straight +
obtuse;rounded +
05mm +  and 0.8mm +
wavy-wrinkled +
Benjamin W. van Ee +  and Paul E. Berry +
Croizat +
obtuse +  and truncate +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
oblong-lanceolate;ovate +
membranous +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0–50 m. +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sessile +  and shortly stipitate +
subtending +
cuplike +
Beaches, sand dunes, roadsides. +
scale-like +  and stellate +
unequal +
axillary +  and terminal +
palmate +  and pinnate +
colorless +  and reddish +
deciduous +, semideciduous +  and persistent +
palmate +  and pinnate +
coarsely crenate +  and serrate-dentate +
extrastaminal +
pistillate +  and staminate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
pale green +  and white +
list;count;distinct +
rudimentary +
oblanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Nov. +
(1-)3-carpellate +
J. Arnold Arbor. +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
lenticular +, globose +, ovoid +, oblong +  and ellipsoid +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
valvate +  and imbricate +
distinct +  and connate +
subequal +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br />) +
stellate-hairy +
caducous +, deciduous +  and persistent +
linear-subulate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (?) +
stellate-villous +
Croton glandulosus var. hirsutus +
Croton glandulosus var. pubentissimus +
Croton glandulosus +
variety +
14 +, 10 +, 9 +  and 8 +